ILA News

“Hardworking Men and Women of Baltimore International Longshoremen’s Association” Honored By the Traffic Club of Baltimore At Organization’s 111th Annual Dinner

BALTIMORE, MD – April 23, 2026) The Traffic Club of Baltimore tonight honored “the hardworking Men and Women of the Baltimore International Longshoremen’s Association.” The prestigious maritime organization held its 111th Annual Dinner at Martin’s Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, Maryland where scores of ILA members from Baltimore and the Port of New York and New […]

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ILA Members Opening Their Hearts To St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Supporting USMX-ILA Children’s Fund Gala On May 12, 2026

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 14, 2026) The Rank-And-File members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are demonstrating amazing generosity in their support of the May 12th USMX-ILA Children’s Fund Gala that is raising funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Please be advised that the purchase of any tickets or journal advertisements for the ILA-USMX

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Harry Hennessey, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 342, United Marine Division, ILA and Atlantic Coast District Vice President Passes Away

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 8, 2026) Harry Hennessey, a dedicated trade union leader from Long Island, New York,  who served as Secretary-Treasurer of the United Marine Division, Local 342, International Longshoremen’s Association, and was a Vice President and Executive Board Member of the Atlantic Coast District, ILA passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. 

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ILA-USMX Children’s Fund To Hold Gala Dinner Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Honoring International President Harold J. Daggett

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (March 22, 2026)  The International Longshoremen’s Association – United States Maritime Alliance (ILA-USMX) Children’s Fund will raise funds for its main charity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, at a Gala Dinner on Tuesday evening, May 12, 2026, beginning at 6 pm, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Jersey City, New Jersey. 

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Annual ILA Great Lakes Pre-Navigation Meetings Held In Tampa, Florida; Great Lakes U.S. and Canadian Ports Hoping For Stronger Season in 2026

TAMPA, FL (March 14, 2026) – The annual meetings of the International Longshoremen’s Association Great Lakes District Council are taking place this weekend in Tampa, Florida as the ILA ports on both the U.S. and Canadian sides of the Great Lakes prepare for their 2026 season. ILA International Officers Steve Knott, Secretary-Treasurer; John D. Baker,

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